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Encefalitis subaguda por anticuerpos anti receptor de N-metil-D-aspartato: Serie de 13 casos pediátricos

Rev. chil. pediatr; 87 (6), 2016
Introducción: La encefalitis subaguda por anticuerpos anti-receptor N-metil-Daspartato (NMDA) es un cuadro autoinmune reconocido el año 2007 como entidad clínica y descrito primero en mujeres jóvenes con teratoma ovárico. El año 2009 se describe primera serie pediátrica no relacionada con tumores....

Presentación de una paciente portadora de parálisis supranuclear progresiva
Presentation of a patient carrying a progressive supra-nuclear paralysis

Rev. medica electron; 38 (6), 2016
La parálisis supranuclear progresiva o síndrome Steele-Richardson-Olszewsky, es una enfermedad rara, degenerativa, producida por el deterioro y muerte gradual de áreas selectas del cerebro. Se presentó el caso de una paciente femenina, de 80 años de edad, que refiere inestabilidad postural, caídas ...

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance-Verified Myocardial Fibrosis in Chagas Disease: Clinical Correlates and Risk Stratification

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (5), 2016
Abstract Background: Chagas disease (CD) is an important cause of heart failure and mortality, mainly in Latin America. This study evaluated the morphological and functional characteristics of the heart as well the extent of myocardial fibrosis (MF) in patients with CD by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR...

Prostate cancer detection using multiparametric 3 – tesla MRI and fusion biopsy: preliminary results

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of transrectal ultrasonography (US) biopsy with imaging fusion using multiparametric (mp) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with suspicion of prostate cancer (PCa), with an emphasis on clinically significant tumors according to histologi...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal sac: case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Lacrimal sac tumors are rare with a clinical presentation that typically includes obstruction of the lacrimal drainage system and epiphora as the most frequent symptom. Cribriform adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is the most common malignant epithelial tumor of the lacrimal gland and minor salivar...

Rare Complication of non-Treated Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Extensive Thrombus in Right Cardiac Chambers

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (4), 2016
Abstract A 78-year-old patient presented with shortness of breath after falling down. Transthoracic echocardiogram showed an extensive thrombus in the right atrium (RA), extensive thrombosis of the inferior vena cava (IVC), and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). A magnetic resonance confirmed the thrombosi...

Melanoma as a surprising solution to the puzzle of intestinal obstruction

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
Abstract We present a case of a 71-year-old man with an advanced melanoma of the right colon. The final diagnosis was determined based on histopathological examination of the material collected during urgent laparotomy performed due to ileus. Although we considered the tumor to be a disseminated primary ...

Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: Evaluation of main presentations on magnetic resonance imaging compared with findings on mammogram and histology

SUMMARY Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the various morphologies and kinetic characteristics of the ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) on breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam, to establish which are the most prevalent and to determine the effectiveness of the method in the dete...

Schwanoma gigante do VIII nervo craniano de evolução subaguda: relato de caso

Rev. bras. neurol; 52 (3), 2016
O schwanoma vestibular é uma neoplasia que se origina das células de Schwann da porção vestibular do VIII nervo craniano e que corres- ponde a cerca de 10% dos tumores intracranianos e a 80% a 90% daqueles localizados no ângulo pontocerebelar. Apesar do crescimento lento e evolução em geral benign...